Little Tew Meadows Explained

Little Tew Meadows
Aos:Oxfordshire
Interest:Biological
Area:40ha
Notifydate:1995
Map: Magic Map

Little Tew Meadows is a 40abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire.[1] [2]

This site is composed of four adjoining unimproved meadows. One is used for hay while the rest are managed by cattle grazing. Two have prominent ridge and furrow dating to medieval farming practices. There are also extensive flushes and outcrops of limestone around the site of a former quarry.[3]

References

51.95°N -1.453°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Little Tew Meadows . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 3 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Map of Little Tew Meadows . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 3 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Little Tew Meadows citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 3 June 2020.

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